X-Git-Url: http://git.indexdata.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fintroduction.xml;h=cf194278140f90cf39ce4c21770a68d4214b7cec;hb=6f5c63a8b759040d31028a4f1437a9cbc7a21fd6;hp=6d4df12e9d1128a81602853c73adcf067f5a5659;hpb=adae7ab7df270a3187630876b8d4668038a42e88;p=yaz-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/introduction.xml b/doc/introduction.xml index 6d4df12..cf19427 100644 --- a/doc/introduction.xml +++ b/doc/introduction.xml @@ -1,28 +1,24 @@ - + Introduction &yaz; is a C/C++ library for information retrieval applications - using the Z39.50/SRW protocols for information retrieval. + using the Z39.50/SRW/SRU protocols for information retrieval. Properties of &yaz;: - Fast operation. The C based BER encoders/decoders as well - as the server component of &yaz; is very fast. - - Complete Z39.50 - version 3 support. All newer extensions - including Z39.50-2000 have been incorporated. + version 3 support. Amendments and Z39.50-2002 revision is + supported. Supports - SRW - version 1.0 (over HTTP and HTTPS). + SRW/SRU + version 1.1 (over HTTP and HTTPS). Includes BER encoders/decoders for the @@ -59,6 +55,10 @@ on Windows using Microsoft Visual C++. + Fast operation. The C based BER encoders/decoders as well + as the server component of &yaz; is very fast. + + Liberal license that allows for commercial use of &yaz;. @@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ - + describes the ZOOM API of &yaz;. This is definitely worth a read if you wish to develop a Z39.50/SRW client. - + - describes the generic frontend server + describes the generic frontend server and explains how to develop server Z39.50/SRW applications for &yaz;. Obviously worth reading if you're to develop a server. @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ contains sections for the various tools offered by &yaz;. Scan through the material quickly - and see what's relevant to you! SRW implementors + and see what's relevant to you! SRW/SRU implementors might find the CQL section particularly useful. @@ -136,10 +136,11 @@ goes through the details of the ODR module which is the work horse that encodes and decodes - BER packages. Implementors using ZOOM only do not need reading this. + BER packages. Implementors using ZOOM only, do not + need reading this. Most other Z39.50 implementors only need to read the first two - sections Introduction, - Using ODR. + sections ( and + ). @@ -180,8 +181,6 @@ you're going to develop an ILL application you'll have to learn the lower level APIs of &yaz;. - - The YAZ toolkit modules is shown in figure . @@ -267,8 +266,8 @@ If you are using the premade definitions of the &asn; module, and you are not adding new protocol of your own, the only parts of &odr; that you - need to worry about are documented in section - Using ODR. + need to worry about are documented in + .